AOL makes available Open AIM 2.0
AOL has announced the availability of Open AIM 2.0 platform.
This platform has been developed to provide the developer community the freedom to access the AIM instant-messaging network with unprecedented ease.
AOL needed to open up their instant messaging platform as they face intense competition from rival services like MSN Messenger and [...]

Gmail Chat now supports AOL AIM members!
Google has added yet another major feature to their chat service available through the Gmail webmail service.
The chat module inside Gmail now supports addition of AOL AIM accounts.
Google states about this new feature addition:
Gmail chat now offers the option to sign in to your AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) account [...]